Word: phenomenons
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...warmth can only be chilling for so long. Perhaps Saturday’s strange weather was a manifestation of a global phenomenon that may one day end life on earth as we know it. Perhaps it wasn’t. Either way, I couldn’t help but feel a sense of casual indifference to civilization’s impending doom. A beautiful day in the middle of January is like a baby lion: it may become dangerous, but for now it’s just lots of fun. At the moment, global warming doesn’t seem...
...Compact has no dues, no officers and no headquarters, but more than 7000 people have signed up for the chat room - two-thirds of them in the past month. The one-year project has turned into a long-term phenomenon, with chapters across the country from Oregon to Maine. Compacters are posting from Brazil to Britain, while television stations from China and Poland have broadcast reports on the movement. "My impulse buying urges have subsided," says Rachel Kesel, 26, one of the founders. "I've tried to lighten my impact on the planet...
...army of Internet activists, the verdict is already in on "Florida 13." To them, it is the latest example of suspicious Republican victories based on electronic balloting and further evidence that U.S. democracy is threatened by the increased use of e-voting. The movement is a classic Internet phenomenon. On the one hand, it is breathless and conspiratorial, its credibility undermined by exaggerated claims and unsupported accusations. On the other hand, it is on to something. The number of uncast votes for Congress in Florida's Sarasota County is anomalous and deserves scrutiny: Could almost 1 in 5 voters really...
...holding of any meeting in January is a recent phenomenon, according to Secretary of the Faculty David B. Fithian. The Faculty has met during reading period twice—last year and in 2005—in the past 24 years, after the current schedule was first approved...
...doubts, just look at the Harvard Republican Club (HRC)—their board is entirely male. That an all-male board goes relatively unnoticed is a testament to the male-dominated political scene at Harvard; if the HRC board was all-female, it would be considered a campus phenomenon. While it’s obvious that a problem exists, getting women to talk about it is easier said than done. Too often we try to ignore it, not wanting to appear whiny or get slapped with the label “feminist.” When we refuse...